Where does “kevennys” come from?
kevennys (Finnish) comes from Finnish keventää, from Finnish keveä, from Proto-Finnic kepedä, from Proto-Uralic kepä — light, of little weight.
kevennys (Finnish): lightening; comic relief; icebreaker
Definitions
- lightening; comic relief; icebreaker
Ancestry of “kevennys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keventää | to lighten; to cut, reduce; to post |
| 2 | Finnish | keveä | lightweight |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kepedä | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kepä | light, of little weight |
Words derived from “kevennys”